De or het opvang?
de opvang
caretaking, sheltering
/ˈɔp.fɑŋ/
Forms
- Singular
- de opvang
- Plural
- de opvangen
- Diminutive
- het opvangetje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de opvang is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de opvangen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het opvangetje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze opvang | deze opvangen |
| that, those | die opvang | die opvangen |
| which (the … that) | de opvang die … | de opvangen die … |
| our | onze opvang | onze opvangen |
Meaning in English
- caretaking, sheltering
- shelter, care center
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